Location- Remote:

This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 40% travel

Many of Novartis’s upcoming product launches will be HCP administered products that may require alternative sites of care to support patient access. The Market Access team is looking for highly engaged strategic thinkers who will shape future commercialization of brands for Novartis to help improve patients’ access to medicine.

The role of this, Associate Director, Alternative Sites of Care, will operate across the full commercial continuum to facilitate patients’ access to treatment even when drug delivery is not available through their doctor or at their doctor’s office. This role falls under the Director of Alternative Site of Care and this person will be accountable for developing and managing business relationships within targeted Alternative Sites of Care across multiple therapies. These Alternative Sites of Care may include stand-alone infusion centers, infusion/injection management companies, injection networks, and other entities that offer management services in HCP offices, MSO organizations who support HCP offices, employers, home care, etc. Through these relationships, this person leads Novartis’ efforts to bring resources and solutions to customers that contribute to better outcomes for patients.

This role will be responsible for working cross-functionally with Account Management, Brand Pricing and Strategy, Payer Marketing, Legal, Compliance, and other cross-functional teams to assess and implement patient access opportunities. Specific job responsibilities will include: strategic account/business planning for the Novartis Pharmaceuticals portfolio by customer, individual account performance against strategic, financial and product access objections, and account collaborations that result in business solutions of mutual benefit to Novartis and the ASOC customer.

The successful candidates will be entrepreneurial, comfortable with ambiguity, highly effective in navigating throughout an organization, and are passionate about patient acces